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Rapporteur for EESC opinions on Sustainable Finance, delegate to the Consultative Commission on Industrial Change (CCMI), representing the European Clusters Alliance
Proposals of organised civil society on Improving the framework for sustainable finance - Carlos Trias Pintó
It has been almost a year since the pandemic hit Europe hard...resulting in the worst economic recession since the Second World War. The EU has taken unprecedented steps in supporting its member states in the crisis, releasing billions of Euros to combat the effects of Covid-19. ...
Involvement of Organised Civil Society in the National Recovery and Resilience Plans – What works and what does not? - EESC resolution